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Why the Charlottesville sequel protest will show America at its best

By Tom Rogan

Published June 21, 2018 5:52pm ET

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Why the Charlottesville sequel protest will show America at its best — White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., August 2017. Gov. Terry McAuliffe had declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protesters. | (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

There’s no doubt that the “white civil rights rally” in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 12-13 will attract many losers. But assuming D.C. police do a good job, this successor to last year’s protest in Charlottesville, Va., will exemplify American exceptionalism.

It will prove that the U.S. continues to value freedom more than it fears being offended.

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